courseware

noun

course·​ware ˈkȯrs-ˌwer How to pronounce courseware (audio)
: educational software

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Originally known for its numerous textbook imprints, the world’s largest education company now delivers educational courseware, assessments, and a fleet of digital education modules. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 May 2024 For while colleges typically receive 5-10% of revenue under bookstore contracts, most don’t distinguish between hoodies and higher margin courseware. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 In 1989, Control Data Corporation (CDC) CEO Lawrence Perlman sold the PLATO trademark and some of its courseware to the Roach Organization, which eventually renamed itself PLATO Learning and is today called Edmentum. Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023 It has been replaced by courseware, an online tool for administering a class and processing its assignments. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for courseware

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First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of courseware was in 1972

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“Courseware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courseware. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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